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Kenyan runner David Rudisha, a two-time Olympic 800m gold medalist, survived a plane crash in Kenya on Saturday, according to a statement from the non-profit conservation group Big Life Foundation.
Rudisha and five others were about to leave an event known as the Maasai Olympics in Kimana, Kenya, when the small plane they were in was struck, according to Big Life, one of the organizers of the event. We were forced to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff. event.
Big Life confirmed to CNN on Tuesday that Rudisha and the other passengers are fine and that the former gold medal winner “has no significant physical injuries.”
Rudisha, the two-time 800m world champion, told CNN, “It happened so fast. We’re lucky to survive. We had some injuries, but most of us had major injuries.” I was able to run without it.”
CNN has reached out to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, which is investigating the crash.
Rudisha won the 800m Olympic title in sensational fashion at London 2012, beating her closest competitor by almost a second to set the current world record of 1:40.91. He defended his crown four years later in Rio, becoming only the fourth man in history to win his two gold medals in the 800 meters at his Olympic Games.
